Re: [Hampshire] Swap versus RAM size (was: I just have to te…

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Author: Simon Huggins
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] Swap versus RAM size (was: I just have to tell someone...)
On Mon, Oct 27, 2008 at 10:57:43PM +0000, Alan Pope wrote:
> 2008/10/27 Adrian Bridgett <adrian@???>:
> > Paging in 20GB of swap means your system performance is already going
> > to be pants. Or dead. I'm all for nor falling over since you are a
> > _little_ tight on memory, but really if you manage to undercut it by
> > 20GB you are in serious trouble anyway :-)
> Ah, I give up. I have been paid to have this conversation over and
> over again, and get the same response every time.


Well you're not going to convince people you're right if you just give
up like that.

Simon.

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